RajivK.SethiMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Seattle, WA

Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Chair of the Neuroscience Institute and Clinical Professor of Health Services Research

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Office
1100 9th Ave
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone+1 206-223-7530

Fax+1 206-515-5846

Education & Training

University of California (San Francisco) School of MedicineFellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine, 2006
Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2001 - 2006
Massachusetts General HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 2001 - 2002
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2006 - Present
WA State Medical License 2007 - 2026
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Building consensus: development of a best practice guideline (BPG) for avoiding errors in robotic-assisted spine surgery (RASS).
Michael G Vitale, Ritt R Givens, Matan S Malka, Kevin Lu, Thomas M Zervos
Spine Deformity. 2025-03-03
The New Era of Cost Analysis in Spine Surgery Utilizing Time-Driven Activity Based Costing: A Systematic Review and Introduction of an Enabling Technology Value Index.
Philip K Louie, Iyan Younus, Thomas Hanks, Patricia Lipson, Aiyush Bansal
The Spine Journal. 2025-03-01
Psychological distress does not predict decisional regret in patients undergoing spinal reconstruction for adult spinal deformity.
Jesse Shen, Philip Louie, Takeshi Fujii, Caroline E Drolet, Aiyush Bansal
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 2024-12-03

Authored Content

Reimagining Medical Conferences for a Virtual SettingDecember 2020
How One Health System Combines Telemedicine and Hands-on CareJuly 2020

Press Mentions

Transforming Health Care Virginia MasonJune 27th, 2020
Effective Value-Based Initiatives for Complex Spine SurgeryMarch 11th, 2019
Rajiv Sethi Takes Virginia Mason Neuroscience PostApril 5th, 2015
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